Challenges of Security Sector Governance in West Africa

by Alan Bryden (Editor), Boubacar N'Diaye (Editor), Funmi Olonisakin (Editor)

Overview

There is currently no comprehensive study of the status of security sector governance in West Africa. Many efforts to understand governance of the security sector in Africa have been directed either at individual countries or at providing a general analysis of the state and security in Africa. This book is intended to contribute to confidence and peace-building through developing a better understanding of the challenges of security sector governance and generating practical policy recommendations based on work conducted by West African experts. It analyses the nature of security sector governance in each of the 16 West African states, provides an assessment of the effectiveness of governance mechanisms, in particular relating to democratic oversight of the security sector, and takes into account the regional and international dimensions to the issue.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783825886813
Publisher:	Lit Verlag
Publication date:	08/08/2008
Series:	Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Alan Brydenis deputy head of research at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), Switzerland.

Boubacar N‘Diaye is an associate professor of Africana studies at The College of Wooster (U.S.A.).

Funmi Olonisakin is director of the Conflict, Security and Development Group at King’s College, London and a senior lecturer and coordinator at the Centre for Defense Studies.